So I’m sitting in the back of an Uber the other day. It’s a Nissan Altima, the last-generation model, the one where it looks like the rear tail lights were styled using the rare Photoshop feature More Turn Signal. The driver is yammering away on the phone. And he’s cruising along about three inches from the car in… »7/30/15 2:36pm Thursday 2:36pm

Who gets to do burnouts in the middle of Manhattan? Who gets to stand on full ABS stops on empty side streets? Who gets to do all this and more without anyone noticing? The Toyota Avalon driver. »7/16/15 2:30pm 7/16/15 2:30pm

Fun fact: drivers in GTA are kind of awful. Creative players have decided to use GTA’s poor driving AI for amusement, resulting in a special type of mini-game that’s very entertaining to watch. »4/24/15 5:30pm 4/24/15 5:30pm

At least one fake taxi has been prowling New York City streets, skimming and stealing credit cards. And while you think that you, the eagle-eyed observer, would never be caught dead in a blatantly fake taxi, you’re wrong. Because this fake taxi was damn near a perfect replica of the real deal. »3/23/15 1:23pm 3/23/15 1:23pm

You studied for years to take the SAT. You worked even harder to get into medical school. But all that work has absolutely nothing – and I mean nothing – on London's test for taxi drivers, AKA The Knowledge. And just watching a guy recite just one little route is mind-bending. »11/10/14 12:40pm 11/10/14 12:40pm

Unless you're a really high-roller, if you've ever flown to Las Vegas, chances are that you've waited for a taxi in a notoriously long queue at McCarran Airport, often in 100-degree plus temperatures. But help is on its way, in the form of an on-call car service, Über. »10/24/14 11:05pm 10/24/14 11:05pm

Quite possibly the world's toughest cabbie was shot twice on Wednesday morning by a robber. The livery driver, two bullet wounds and all, still managed to chase down the very-much-armed shooter and hit him with his cab. »10/16/14 7:45pm 10/16/14 7:45pm

It's been fifteen years since the last Checker cab operated in New York City, and I think the joke has gone on long enough. I don't care how it's going to be done, but the Checker cab should come back in service. »8/26/14 5:15pm 8/26/14 5:15pm

After complaints that their cabbies had "no idea where they were going," The Guardian reports, Melbourne instituted a new taxi driver test. 233 out of 234 people failed, and the only person who passed had a bit of a trick up her sleeve. »8/19/14 7:00pm 8/19/14 7:00pm

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you what's most likely to become London's next iconic vehicle: The new Metrocab! 75 MPG (imperial), a 347 mile range and a lower running cost that'll save the average cabby about 50 bucks a day. »1/16/14 10:30am 1/16/14 10:30am